D.M., Father of A.F.-M., a Child v. C.B., E.C., and Department of Children and Families

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedMarch 31, 2026
Docket5D2025-3124
StatusPublished

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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 5D2025-3124 LT Case No. 05-2018-DP-002207 _____________________________

D.M., FATHER OF A.F-M., a child,

Appellant,

v.

C.B., E.C., and DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES,

Appellees. _____________________________

On Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County. Charles Grooms Crawford, Judge.

Evelyn Araud, Palm Bay, for Appellant.

Scarlett G. Davidson, of Culmer & Davidson, P.A., Rockledge, for C.B. and E.C.

Kelley Schaeffer, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

March 31, 2026 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, LAMBERT, and HARRIS, JJ., concur.

_____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

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